Hollowcase

An original portrait-first inventory-defence game set inside a haunted courier case. Four relics—the Rain Bell, Ember Lamp, Moon Shears, and Saint Salt—must occupy the four stitched side pockets around an otherwise empty postal road. Pocket position determines when a relic speaks; orientation determines whether its clasp opens. Latching the case sends three ink creatures down the real route, where each progressively longer ward demands the exact prefix of the authored four-verb order.